Development finance

Dragonfly celebrates best ever month

Dragonfly Property Finance has revealed that it had its biggest month ever in December...

Roma Finance lowers rates

Roma Finance has unveiled an updated product range. The Manchester-based bridging finance and development lender plans...

Mint Bridging unveils refurb product

Mint Bridging has launched an 80% LTV bridging product, aimed at developers carrying out...

No problems until 3% bank rate, brokers say

Over half of brokers who took part in United Trust Bank’s most recent survey...

Amicus funds £5m deal after stakeholder workshop

Amicus has concluded its biggest ever deal with Adapt Finance following its stakeholder workshop. A...

Brightstar reaches £1 billion milestone

Brightstar Financial has surpassed £1 billion in lending in four years. The loan that took...

Oblix Capital hires head of credit

Bridging and development finance provider Oblix Capital has appointed Tom Reeve as head of credit....

Development broker refreshes brand image

Development and bridging broker Positive Commercial Finance has updated its brand image. It wanted a brand identity...

Roma Finance hires introducer relationship manager

Roma Finance has announced the appointment of Vicki Ineson as relationship manager. The appointment comes...

Dragonfly to rebrand in the New Year

Dragonfly Property Finance, part of the Octopus group, will rebrand to become part of...

Dragonfly updates its development finance products

Dragonfly Property Finance had made two changes to its development product range. The interest...

Oblix Capital hires regional development manager

Short term bridging and development finance provider Oblix Capital has appointed of Steve Woods...

Brightstar launches development finance division

Specialist lending distributor Brightstar has unveiled a new division to deal with its increasing demand...

UTB: planning proposals “good news” for developers

United Trust Bank has welcomed the government’s permitted development proposals. The proposals were part of...

COMMENT

Mutual strength and the broker partnership

The mutual sector has always been associated with community purpose, local branches and a member-first approach that feels a little different to the wider...

First-time, accidental or professional? How the landlord profile is shifting in 2026

One of the most common misconceptions that people have about the buy-to-let market is that landlords are a single, uniform group. The reality is...

Complexity is rising and broker enablement has never mattered more

 For many years, success in the mortgage market was built off efficiency. If a broker understood the mainstream lending landscape, packaged cases well and kept...

Industry pushes to build next generation of home valuers

According to RICS, the average qualified surveyor is in their mid-fifties. Couple this with new entrant numbers failing to keep pace with retirements, and...

Supply side continues to drive the change agenda

Regulatory change is no longer something firms respond to periodically. It is now a permanent feature of the landscape. Whether it is capital treatment...

Latest news

The Vernon hires internal BDM to expand intermediary reach

Vernon Building Society has appointed Damien Sabbaghe as intermediary business development manager as it...

Coventry trims first-time buyer and limited company buy-to-let rates

Coventry for intermediaries has cut selected mortgage rates for first-time buyers and limited company...

TRM adds to PMI team with supervision & development manager hire

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has appointed Gemma Penkethman as PMI supervision &...

Rental yields rise across England and Wales as buy-to-let market enters more volatile period

Rental yields increased annually in every region of England and Wales in the first...

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